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The Chancellor should prioritise support for the logistics sector in next week’s Autumn Statement, to avert the damage that an economic downturn could cause to the nation’s finances, according to business group Logistics UK.

Jungheinrich is connecting its fleet by equipping all its new trucks with telemetry units as standard. This enables customers easy access to the Jungheinrich Fleet Management System (FMS), starting with the entry level Starter Kit.

Business technology solutions provider Brother UK has partnered with ECS Global to help the business better support its customers across retail, healthcare, transport and logistics. The partnership, which launched in October 2023, will see ECS Global make the full Brother print portfolio available to the company’s existing and prospective customers.

By Johan Hellman, Vice President, Product & Carrier at nShift.

Ecommerce sales are tipped to hit $8.1 trillion by 2026. So it’s no surprise that retailers of all sizes are keen to get hold of the biggest possible slice of the pie. Retail logistics and warehouse teams are the lynchpin of ecommerce operations. Here’re just four ways that logistics teams contribute to multichannel retail and ecommerce success.

SCALA, a global supply chain and logistics consultancy, has appointed a new executive director to help drive the business’ future direction and strategic growth.

E2open Parent Holdings, Inc., the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, has announced that Scan Global Logistics (SGL), a global freight forwarder, has selected e2open’s cloud-based Transportation Management to simplify its application landscape and provide the freight forwarder with a single, integrated platform to manage each facet of its transportation operations across 160 locations.

Less than half (45.6%) of warehouse and logistics leaders see automation as necessary over the next five years, according to new research from ProGlove. 

St. Modwen Logistics, the UK logistics owner and developer, and property adviser Savills, has called for improvements to the planning system to support the growth of the logistics sector and encourage more development of modern, sustainable warehousing to keep pace with increasing demand.

By Nidhi Gupta, CEO of Portcast.

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a profound transformation in the wake of the post-pandemic era. With volumes stabilising, profit margins narrowing, and rivals multiplying, setting themselves apart in all aspects of business has become paramount for manufacturing companies.

The October 2023 edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT magazine features a Special Technology Report looking, in depth, at the latest developments in the world of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Voice-directed Picking.

Also included is a ‘Cover Story’: With automotive supply chains stabilising, focus on sustainability expected to rise back up automakers’ agendas.